Pieces published by both The New York Times and The Atlantic on Monday argued that America’s current election process is problematic and should be altered. The New York Times piece, a guest essay originally titled "Elections Are Bad for Democracy," by contributing opinion writer Adam Grant, went so far as to argue that American’s voting system should be replaced by a system of randomly choosing political leaders by lottery. The Times removed the original headline for the piece and replaced it with "The Worst People Run for Office. NY TIMES ESSAY ARGUES PROSECUTION OF TRUMP WILL HAVE 'TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES' FOR AMERICAThe Times guest essay proposed getting rid of voting altogether. Fox News Digital reached out to The New York Times for comment on the headline change but has yet to receive a response.

Source: New York Times August 23, 2023 14:10 UTC